English Explanatory Dictionary

schynbald

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of plate armor (from the 1200s to the 1400s) for the lower leg (shin): a metal plate, often strapped over mail or padding, now especially one which did not completely enclose the lower leg like a greave might.

Pronunciation

/ʃɪn.bɔld/

Word forms

schynbald schynbalds

Etymology

From Middle English schynbalde, schynbawde, from shin. The second element may be Old French baldrel, baudrel.

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